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AMERICAN ROUTES ON INSTAGRAM
RED, GREEN & BLUE XMAS
American Routes has made its list and there’s no need to check it twice. Join us for our favorite holiday tunes, from the hep jive of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to the cool sentiments of Frank Sinatra and Elvis and the ecstatic vibe of Celia Cruz and Bela Fleck. Plus yuletide memories from Diana Krall, Solomon Burke and other special guests. Be ready to bachata, boogie and second line as we celebrate the season.
HOUR ONE
- Santa's Second Line New Birth Brass Band
New Orleans Christmas, Putomayo - All I Want For Christmas Huey 'Piano' Smith and the Clowns
'Twas the NIght Before Christmas, Westside - Merry Christmas Baby Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino - Jingle Bell Boogie Big Jack Johnson
Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics, Rhino - Pimp My Sleigh Houseman
Christmas Gumbo, Bayside - Merry Christmas Baby Southern Culture on the Skids
Let It Snow! A Vintage Rock Holiday Collection, EMI/ Eddie Bauer - Souvenirs Grandpaboy
Dead Man Shake, Fat Possum - Instrumental: I'll Be Home For Christmas Ralph Sharon
Jazz Piano Christmas, Dove - CLIP: Bob Dorough
- Blue Xmas Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino - Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, RCA - Christmas Spirit Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino - Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia - Christmas Island Bob Atcher & Dinning Sisters
Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part Two, Capitol - All Over the World La La La La La Horace Trahan
Christmas in Every Way, BML - Instrumental: Winter Wonderland The Funk Brothers
The Best of Motown Christmas, Motown - CLIP: Solomon Burke
- Christmas Presents Solomon Burke
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia - O Little Town of Bethlehem Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Best of Christmas Jazz Volume 2: 20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection, Verve - Three Angels Bob Dylan
New Morning, Columbia - Christmas in Vietnam Johnny & Jon
Merry Christmas Baby, Ronn - Sherburne Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Where Will You Be Christmas Day?, Dust-to-Digital - Christ was Born on Christmas Morn Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers
Where Will You Be Christmas Day?, Dust-to-Digital - End Bed: Santa Claus is Coming to Town Booker T & the MGs
In the Christmas Spirit, Atlantic
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Marcus Roberts
A Merry Jazzmas, BMG - Winter Wonderland Frank Sinatra
Crooner's Christmas, Sony - CLIP: Diana Krall
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town Ray Brown Trio with Diana Krall
Christmas Songs with Ray Brown, Telarc - Cool Yule Louis Armstrong & the Commanders
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Fats Domino
Have a Merry South Louisiana Christmas, CSP - Christmas is A-Coming Leadbelly
Where Will You Be Christmas Day?, Dust-to-Digital - J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette Balfa Brothers
J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette, Rounder - Instrumental: Feliz Navidad Los Straitjackets
'Tis the Season for Los Straitjackets, Yep Roc - Donde Esta Santa Claus Augie Ros
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia - Bachata en Navidad (Dance the Bachata on Christmas) La Sonora Matancera featuring Celia Cruz
Celebremos Nochebuena con Sonora Matancera, Codigo Music - God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Ellis Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol, ELM - Abi Gezunt Klezmer Conservatory Band
Oy Chanukah!, Rounder - Sleigh Ride Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Jingle All the Way, Rounder - Instrumental: On the King's Highway Andy Statman
Old Brooklyn, Shefa - The Cherry Tree Carol Pentangle
Solomon's Seal, Sanctuary - Greensleeves John Coltrane
Verve Presents: The Very Best of Christmas Jazz, Universal - Go Tell It On the Mountain Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters, Motown - Last Month of the Year The Blind Boys of Alabama
Go Tell It On the Mountain, Real World - Christmas Morning the Rum Had Me Yawning Lord Beginner
Where Will You Be Christmas Day?, Dust-to-Digital - Christmas Day Detroit Junior
Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics, Rhino - What Christmas Means to Me Stevie Wonder
Someday at Christmas, Motown - End Bed: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
A Christmas Present, Vapielle
